"We've expressed this enough to Cole," Amaro said. "He remains a very important part of it regardless of what happens with Roy or any other player. He is still every bit as important to us."

The logic behind the question is that Halladay's injury could increase the urgency for Philadelphia to get Hamels signed to a contract extension.

Halladay is expected to recover quickly, but the Doc's had some issues with injuries in the past and perhaps the Phillies should start concerning themselves with what would happen if he were to begin to decline because of age, wear-and-tear or injury. (I know, it's not fun to think about. But it's still necessary.)